{"id":98411,"date":"2026-09-09T23:35:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T23:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/fetterman-appears-at-rnc-midterm-convention-in-surprise-video-vows-to-work-with-trump-on-steel\/"},"modified":"2026-09-09T23:35:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T23:35:30","slug":"fetterman-appears-at-rnc-midterm-convention-in-surprise-video-vows-to-work-with-trump-on-steel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/fetterman-appears-at-rnc-midterm-convention-in-surprise-video-vows-to-work-with-trump-on-steel\/","title":{"rendered":"Fetterman appears at RNC midterm convention in surprise video, vows to work with Trump on steel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Democratic Sen. John Fetterman appeared in a surprise video at the Republican Party&#8217;s midterm convention on Wednesday, as he becomes increasingly isolated from his own party.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why am I here talking to you today? Because, well, I&#8217;m a common-sense Democrat,&#8221;<strong> <\/strong>the Pennsylvania senator said in a one-minute prerecorded video introducing GOP Sen. Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania. &#8220;I&#8217;m always going to stand with America. I&#8217;m always going to reject the extremes in socialism and that anti-American way of life.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Standing in front of Western Pennsylvania&#8217;s Mon Valley Works steel mill, Fetterman said, &#8220;we&#8217;ll work with President Trump to fight and defend the steel way of life right here in the Steel Valley.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How great is John Fetterman?&#8221; McCormick said after taking the stage, praising the Democrat for his &#8220;friendship&#8221; and &#8220;courage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed__float-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\" data-ads=\"{\" extrawordcount=\"\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/09\/8bf2ac17-f799-4234-9c16-9937ff629fe3\/thumbnail\/620x413\/d7f87a294ec94d876f3879999edfecab\/gettyimages-2293866466.jpg#\" alt=\"US-POLITICS-MIDTERM-CONVENTION-REPUBLICANS \" height=\"413\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/09\/8bf2ac17-f799-4234-9c16-9937ff629fe3\/thumbnail\/620x413\/d7f87a294ec94d876f3879999edfecab\/gettyimages-2293866466.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/09\/09\/8bf2ac17-f799-4234-9c16-9937ff629fe3\/thumbnail\/1240x826\/1ccdcf37b08189ebf767b9a314a36234\/gettyimages-2293866466.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">Sen. John Fetterman, a Pennsylvania Democrat, is displayed on a screen as he delivers a video message during the Republican National Committee&#8217;s midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas, on Wednesday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Kent Nishimura \/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Mr. Trump <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-clears-us-steel-sale-nippon-steel-golden-share-unclear\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">cleared the way last year<\/a><\/span> for U.S. Steel to be acquired by Japan-based Nippon Steel. The president and members of both parties, including Fetterman, had initially opposed Nippon&#8217;s efforts to buy the iconic Pittsburgh-based steelmaker, but Mr. Trump ultimately signed off on an agreement that he argued would result in tens of billions in new investments in U.S. Steel and <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-us-steel-nippon-golden-share-pittsburgh-china-7981a41d2e518fad07c347042f9fdc38\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grant the federal government<\/a> a &#8220;golden share&#8221; in the company.<\/p>\n<p>Fetterman has, at times, distanced himself from the Democrats, backing Mr. Trump&#8217;s strategy in Iran and breaking with congressional Democrats in last year&#8217;s government shutdown fight.<\/p>\n<p>After Mr. Trump won the 2024 election, Fetterman became the first Senate Democrat to meet with the incoming president at his Palm Beach residence.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think it&#8217;s pretty reasonable that if the president would like to have a conversation \u2014 or invite someone to have a conversation \u2014 to have it. And no one is my gatekeeper,&#8221; Fetterman <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/fetterman-trump-mar-a-lago\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">told CBS News<\/a><\/span> in January 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has denied that he is considering switching parties. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/opinions\/2026\/05\/07\/sen-john-fetterman-im-not-leaving-democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">op-ed<\/a> in May, he said, &#8220;I&#8217;d be a terrible Republican who still votes overwhelmingly with Democrats.&#8221; But he said his red line is if the Democratic Party becomes &#8220;the anti-Israel party.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If Fetterman were to switch parties, it would be harder for Democrats to reclaim the Senate majority. 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